Reliable estimates of employment and
unemployment are obtained through labour force surveys conducted by National
Sample Survey Office (NSSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme
Implementation. As per the results of the two most recent surveys conducted
during 2009-10 and 2011-12, estimated employment rate on usual status basis in
the country has declined from 39.2 percent in 2009-10 to 38.6 percent in
2011-12 State-wise details of employment rate on usual status basis are at
Annex-I.
To promote creation of more jobs in order
to reduce unemployment, Government has taken variety of steps like encouraging
private investment in various sectors of economy, fast tracking various
approvals for projects involving substantial investment and increasing public
expenditure on schemes like Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee
Scheme (MGNREGA), SwaranajayantiShahariRozgarYojana (SJSRY); Prime Minister’s
Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP); Swarnajayanti Gram SwarozgarYojana
(SGSY) now restructured as National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM), besides
entrepreneurial development programmes run by the Ministry of Micro, Small
& Medium Enterprises. To increase employability, Government is also
focusing on skill development in a big way and has set up National Skill
Development Agency to coordinate action among Central Ministries in this context.
This information was given
by Minister of State for Labour & Employment Shri Kodikunnil Suresh in the
Lok Sabha today in reply to a written question.
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ST/-
Annex-I
State-wise
details of employment rates on usual status basis during the year
2009-10
and 2011-12
|
Sl. No.
|
State/Union Territory
|
Employment Rate
|
|
|
|
2009-2010
|
2011-2012
|
|
1
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
47.6
|
47.0
|
|
2
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
38.3
|
36.8
|
|
3
|
Assam
|
36.3
|
34.1
|
|
4
|
Bihar
|
28.0
|
27.3
|
|
5
|
Chhattisgarh
|
41.9
|
46.3
|
|
6
|
Delhi
|
33.1
|
33.7
|
|
7
|
Goa
|
33.7
|
35.8
|
|
8
|
Gujarat
|
42.4
|
42.2
|
|
9
|
Haryana
|
38.5
|
34.4
|
|
10
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
49.9
|
52.0
|
|
11
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
41.1
|
38.9
|
|
12
|
Jharkhand
|
32.6
|
35.1
|
|
13
|
Karnataka
|
45.6
|
42.3
|
|
14
|
Kerala
|
37.7
|
37.7
|
|
15
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
40.3
|
38.5
|
|
16
|
Maharashtra
|
44.3
|
43.1
|
|
17
|
Manipur
|
34.9
|
37.2
|
|
18
|
Meghalaya
|
45.4
|
43.5
|
|
19
|
Mizoram
|
46.0
|
43.2
|
|
20
|
Nagaland
|
38.0
|
36.7
|
|
21
|
Odisha
|
40.2
|
41.2
|
|
22
|
Punjab
|
38.2
|
39.2
|
|
23
|
Rajasthan
|
40.9
|
40.0
|
|
24
|
Sikkim
|
43.7
|
51.9
|
|
25
|
Tamil Nadu
|
44.8
|
44.3
|
|
26
|
Tripura
|
37.9
|
38.8
|
|
27
|
Uttarakhand
|
40.7
|
36.1
|
|
28
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
33.5
|
33.3
|
|
29
|
West Bengal
|
38.6
|
39.2
|
|
30
|
A& N Islands
|
39.9
|
42.0
|
|
31
|
Chandigarh
|
34.2
|
35.4
|
|
32
|
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
|
31.8
|
34.4
|
|
33
|
Daman & Diu
|
38.4
|
40.3
|
|
34
|
Lakshadweep
|
41.5
|
33.4
|
|
35
|
Puducherry
|
41.4
|
35.5
|
|
|
All India
|
39.2
|
38.6
|
Source: NSSO Report, 2011-12.